PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertel Haardt (ranked 2180 p4p, 4591 weight class) and Rita Stienis (ranked 250 p4p, 471 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Haardt
vs
Stienis

186 cm
26
279
4 - 4 - 0

223 cm
28
265
7 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertel Haardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Rita Stienis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stienis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Haardt's half guard.

Haardt pushes Stienis off and gets back to his feet.
Haardt misses with a combination

and Stienis counters by clinching up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haardt as Stienis tries to tie him up.
Stienis takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Rita Stienis has been cut.
Haardt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haardt blocks an elbow strike.
Stienis wants to break free but Haardt has control.
Haardt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stienis looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haardt lands a damaging elbow.
Haardt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haardt lands an elbow inside that Stienis shrugs off.

Stienis is rocked!
Knees to the body from Haardt.
Stienis is still on wobbly legs! Can Haardt finish him?
Haardt lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stienis looking to stall.
Haardt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stienis.
Stienis seems to have recovered his senses.
Haardt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haardt lands a knee to the body.

Haardt lands a vicious elbow to the side of Stienis's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Haardt tries to finish him with strikes but Stienis still seems able to defend himself so Haardt steps back and lets Stienis get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

That has opened up Rita Stienis's cut even more.

Haardt has Stienis up against the cage in a clinch.
Haardt creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Stienis! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Haardt.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bertel Haardt!